Radboud University Nijmegen
Template:Infobox Dutch University The Radboud University Nijmegen, formerly called University of Nijmegen is the university of the Dutch city of Nijmegen. Currently, more than 17,000 undergraduates and postgraduates attend the university, which is about 8 % of all university students in the Netherlands.
It was founded in 1923 as a result of the emancipation process of the Catholics in the south of the Netherlands. Its Catholic identity is still reflected by the obligatory philosophy course.
The university has been renamed Radboud University Nijmegen (RU) in 2004, after Saint Radbod, a Catholic bishop and scientist who lived around 900. Until 31 August, 2004, the official (Dutch) name was Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen (KUN), which means Catholic University of Nijmegen.
Location
The university buildings are scattered around a leafy campus called Heyendaal, named after and incorporating the eponymous manor. The abundance of building sites characterises the university's desire to modernise its campus. Building projects include new halls of residence, a sports centre (completed in 2003) and several modern science buildings.
The university campus is located right next to the Nijmegen Heyendaal railway station. Frequent shuttle buses connect the university to the Central Station and city centre.
Available courses
Some of the subjects that can be studied:
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Astronomy
- Molecular Life Sciences
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Computer science
- Medicine
- Philosophy
- Theology
- Business Administration
- Urban Geography & Planning
- Political Science
- Public Administration
- Economics
- Anthropology
- Sociology
- Communication Science
- Psychology
- Cognitive Science
- Law
- Business Communication
- History
- Classics
- many languages
Discoveries and inventions
The computer science department at RU created the Clean programming language.
Famous people who studied here
Dries van Agt Former prime minister of the Netherlands and a semi-famous person
Louis Beel Former prime minister of the Netherlands
Jo Cals Former prime minister of the Netherlands
Thom de Graaf Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Administrative Reform
Agnes Kant Socialist Politician
Victor Marijnen Former prime Minister of the Netherlands
Hans van Mierlo Former minister and senator
Mark Retera Cartoonist
Adrianus Cardinal Simonis Cardinal
Rita Verdonk Minister
Oscar Kuhl Trader